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“But after I got them to leave and shut the door and turned off the light it wasn’t any good. It was like saying good-bye to a statue. After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.” -Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms Think ofContinue reading “Takeaways”

”We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things.” -Herb Kelleher “Done is better than perfect.” -Sheryl Sandberg I was on a recent conference call and after everyone spoke at length about the agenda at hand, one person said, “The only way we’ll ever really know if we have something, is to find a dealContinue reading “Learn It By Doing It”

No matter how great your art, your product, you public policy, your generous act, your thoughtful suggestion, etc…you can rest assured, at least half the people won’t like or agree with it. That’s ok. It’s not for them. If you need a statistical goal to shoot for and feel like you’ve succeeded in your chosenContinue reading “Aim For 51”

“He felt an uncertainty in the air, a feeling of change and of loss and of the gain of new and unfamiliar things.” –The Red Pony by John Steinbeck There’s an age old story about optimists and pessimists which goes something like this… It’s Christmas morning and two young brothers rush towards the Christmas treeContinue reading ““Where’s The Pony?””

“At the age of six years, I amazed my parents and their friends by my gift, very much of the sort that mediums have, of ‘seeing things in another way’. I have always seen what others do not see; and what they did see, I could not…I had a paranoiac spirit.” -Salvador Dali “In 1851,Continue reading “Artists Lead The Way”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” -Lao Tzu For any journey you’re on–let’s say climbing a mountain–to get to the next level, you do have to let go of your current (often a comfortable and safe) spot. Bilbo had to leave the Shire too. P.S. – WhenContinue reading “Let Go”

“Every scene is filled with discoveries, things that happen for the first time. No matter how many times it has happened in the past, there is something new about this experience, this moment. Each of the many scenes between the constantly bickering George and Martha in WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF would be boring andContinue reading “Discovery”

And it feels like the first timeLike it never did beforeFeels like the first timeLike we’ve opened up the doorFeels like the first timeLike it never will againNever again [Chorus](Feels like the first time)It feels like the first time(It feels like the very first time)Very first, feels(It feels like the first time)Oh, it feels likeContinue reading “Like The First Time”

“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” -Saint Augustine I believe, I believe in youYou believe in me too -lyrics from song “I Believe In You” by Johnnie Taylor “I believe in you.” Behind many a success story, is someone who believedContinue reading ““I Believe In You.””

Be the exception to the rule. Be the oasis in the desert. Be the company (or organization or group or person) that when the industry’s in chaos, people still say, “Yeah…But there is this one (insert name)…that’s thriving. I love what they do and how they go about doing it. They give me hope.”